Fender bender leads to road rage

Wednesday

Jul 3, 2013 at 12:01 AM

STOCKTON - Police are seeking a man on suspicion of attempted homicide after he rear-ended, beat, stabbed and attempted to shoot another motorist Tuesday morning in southeast Stockton, authorities said.

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STOCKTON - Police are seeking a man on suspicion of attempted homicide after he rear-ended, beat, stabbed and attempted to shoot another motorist Tuesday morning in southeast Stockton, authorities said.

Officers said a man on his way to work was driving north on the Highway 99 frontage road near Rose Creek Lane about 7:10 a.m. when he was struck from behind by another vehicle.

The victim left his vehicle to exchange information with the other driver, but the other driver ordered the victim to leave, police said.

When the victim insisted that they exchange information, the other driver pulled out a black revolver, pointed it at the victim and pulled the trigger, but the gun did not discharge, authorities said.

The other driver hit the victim in the head with the revolver, knocking him unconscious, police said.

The assailant then stabbed the victim numerous times with a small knife, authorities said.

When passing motorists began to stop, the assailant got back into his vehicle, fled west on Rose Creek Lane and crashed into a tree, police said.

The assailant left the disabled vehicle near Vermillion and Zachary drives and fled in an unknown direction, authorities said.

The assailant was described as a Latino man with a dark complexion, 21 to 22 years old, standing 5 feet 6 to 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 185 to 190 pounds, authorities said. He had medium-length, dark-colored hair, a beard, a gray T-shirt and blue jeans.

The victim was taken to a hospital in stable condition with nonlife-threatening injuries, police said.

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